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North Pocono board adopts 2026–27 budget, approves tax services and CTC operating share
Summary
The board adopted the proposed 2026–27 district budget, approved contracts for tax bill printing and a tax collection services agreement, and approved the Career Technology Center operating budget and the district’s millage for 2026–27 amid split roll-call votes.
The North Pocono School District Board of Education voted on May 6 to adopt the proposed final 2026–27 budget and to approve several finance-related contracts, according to meeting motions and roll-call votes.
The board appointed Pia Mlan to serve as board treasurer for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, and approved a proposal from Government Software Solutions to provide tax bill printing services effective July 1, 2026. The board also approved a tax collection services agreement with Consolidated Tax Services, Inc., effective Aug. 1, 2026 through July 31, 2030.
On regional workforce education, the board approved the Career Technology Center of Lacawana County 2026–27 general operating fund budget, which the transcript listed at $10,852,362,000 with North Pocono’s share noted as $686,828. The board noted that the increase in the district’s share reflects higher student participation.
Following those motions, the board moved to adopt the district’s proposed final 2026–27 budget. The transcript reports the proposed final budget figure and an increase over the previous year; roll-call voting produced a split result and the motion passed (recorded in the transcript as "Motion passes 63").
The board then voted to pass the proposed millage for the 2026–27 school year; that motion also carried after a recorded split roll call (transcript note: "Motion passes 72").
Board members who spoke on finance noted the district is confronting declining enrollment and long-term expenditure pressures, and that administrators are pursuing energy and transportation savings as part of broader budget work.
The board approved several routine finance motions that followed, including appointing Murphy Dy and Company as the local auditor with an annual cost schedule through 2030 and authorizing administrators to request proposals or bids for capital projects to be funded from the capital projects fund.
Next steps: The district will publish the final budget for public inspection on the district website and proceed with the tax services and auditor contracts as approved.
